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Nina's POV

"Okay, what really happened?" Claire asked as we walked up to her bedroom. I was going to sleep here tonight because I didn't feel like driving home. Plus, I had a little too much wine.

"Like I said, we just talked," I told her again.

"Oh, come on, Nina! I know that's not just what happened. I'm your best friend, you know you can trust me," Claire said, annoyed.

"Okay. We talked about Ann and how she said they hadn't broken up yet. Then he went and broke up with her. Then I kissed him and-" I was interupted by Claire.

"You kissed!" she exclaimed.

"Yes, and then we went downstairs. End of story," I explained.

"You guys are so cute together!" she squeaked.

"You sound like Amber," I said.

"Who?" she asked.

"This friend I had back in England," I explained.

"Oh, okay. Well, we should get to bed," she said, climbing into bed.

"Night," I said as a slipped out of the room.

"Night!" she called as I left the room. I walked downstairs, grabbed a blanket and a pillow, and went to sleep on the couch, which was actually pretty comfy.

~Next day~

I woke up early the next morning, around 6:00 A.M. I was still in my dress, so I was surprised that I'd slept as well as I did.

I stood up and stretched. I was too tired to leave yet, so I decided I would eat and then leave. I grabbed a box of cereal out of the cupboard and ate it.

It was around 7:00 when I finished. I left a note for Claire so she wouldn't worry. Then I grabbed my keys and my purse and got in my car.

I noticed something was in the passenger seat. A small, purple box with a pink ribbon around it. I opened it and found a golden chain with a heart locket. There was a note at the bottom. It read, Amber's graduation gift to you. She never got the chance to give it to you. You know, she still really misses you. Gave it to me just in case I saw you. -Fabian

Amber got me a locket? That's really sweet. I know I shouldn't have left so soon, but I thought it was the right thing to do at the time.

I opened the locket. It had a picture of Amber on one side and a picture of me on the other. On the back, there was an engraving. Best friends, forever and always.

I clasped it around my neck and placed the note in my purse along with the box. I felt like I needed to keep them for some reason.

When I got home, I showered and changed into some sweatpants and an old T-shirt. Then I took the note from my purse and the box, and went back into my bedroom.

I placed the box in my night stand drawer and placed the note beside it. Then I went into the living room and watched TV. My cell phone rang.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey, it's me," Fabian said. I needed to add him back into my contact list.

"Hey, what's up?" I said.

"I wanted to talk to you. Can you meet me in Central Park?" he asked.

"Sure, when?"

"In a few minutes."

"Okay, I'll see you soon."

"Yeah," he said and hung up. I turned off the TV and changed into a different T-shirt, jeans, and my black converse.

I walked out to my car and drove to Central Park. I saw Fabian waiting on a bench. I walked up to him.

"Hey," he said when he saw me.

"Hey. So, you wanted to talk?" I asked.

"Yeah, about Amber's locket," he said. My hand flew to the chain and down to the heart.

"What about it?" I asked.

"I was talking to her the other day, and she was happy when I said that I'd found you and kissed you. She squealed into the phone and almost burst my eardrum," he said. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Sounds like Amber," I said, and he smiled his perfect smile.

"Anyway, she told me to give you the present, and she said she really wanted to talk to you," he said. I looked at the ground. "You really should talk to her."

"I know, but I also know that she hates me," I said.

"No she doesn't. Believe me, she's no where near hating you," he said, putting his arm around me.

"I don't have her number," I said.

"Use my phone," he said, pulling out his cell phone.

"I don't want to," I said.

"Come on, Nina. I promise you she won't yell or anything. She still thinks of you as her long lost best friend," he said, handing me his phone.

"Okay," I said. I found her number in his contacts and hit call.

"Hello?" I heard a voice say. Even though it's been three years, I still recognized her voice.

"Amber?" I asked, nervously biting my lip. Fabian took my hand.

"Nina?" she asked. She sounded hopeful.

"Yeah, it's me," I said.

"Nina! Oh my gosh, I'm so happy you called!" she exclaimed. "I've missed you so much!"

"I've missed you, too," I said.

"We really need to catch up. I wish I was there. Then it would be a lot easier."

"Yeah, it would be."

"Are you coming back to England with Fabian?" she asked. A sat there a moment, silent.

"I don't know yet. We...haven't really talked about it yet," I told her.

"Well, call me when-" she started, but was interupted my someone in the background. "I'll have to call you back, Nina. Alfie's going crazy about some TV show he's watching. What's you're number?" she asked.

"I'll call you from my phone, because I honestly don't remember my number that well," I said.

"Okay. Talk to you later!" she said.

"Bye," I said, then hung up. Now, I needed to talk to Fabian about England.

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And now I bid you good-bye.

*~apples~*